Mother, your boy is a loser. It's possible that the object of most urgent desire thinks I'm a bird-nerd. And I suspect I might be competing for her affections with a dog she recently pashed....

A few months ago, Dan had to make a choice. Go to Geneva with his parents for a year, board at school, or move into a house with his 22-year-old bass-playing aunt, Jacq, and her friend, Naomi. He picked Jacq's place.

Now he's doing his last year at school and trying not to spin out, trying to master calculus, and trying to pick up a few skills for surviving in the adult world. Problem is, he falls for Naomi, and things become much more confusing.

Pointed, sharp and very, very funny, 48 Shades of Brown tells the truth bout being not quite seventeen - a time when everyone offers you advice, and nobody takes you seriously. Download and start listening now!

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Listener Opinions

Mara Jayne | 2/9/2014

" I only got halfway... "

Julia | 1/30/2014

" It was good without being great, it didn't really grab me and dragged on a bit. wasn't one of my favorites, however it was funny at some points and it was good to read a book set in Australia. "

Trish Doller | 1/30/2014

" Absolutely charming, despite the weirdly abrupt ending. Kept wondering if I was missing pages, but it works nonetheless. "

Abigail Nagy | 1/28/2014

" Nick Earls "

SelfConfessedGeek | 1/27/2014

" So....I'm basically the exact target market for this book, yet I didn't enjoy it at all. I simply couldn't get into it, and there was nothing that made me want to come back and keep reading. For me there was no suspense, nothing really interesting. There were some funnyish moments and the point of view was excellently written, but the plot was a let down. "

Mikala | 1/19/2014

" possibly the worst book i have ever read "

Kerry | 1/14/2014

" This book sucked - my god I wanted to stab my own eyes out after page 50! "

Mayday Maddie | 1/9/2014

" It is pretty good, however, unlike my source (that recommended this book 2 me) I would not label it under HUMOR genre. No, it doesn't make you laugh outloud. It has its funny parts, but I find a lot of seriousness in the novel. "

Allison | 12/15/2013

" totally good....i don't have any negatives about this book "

Olivia | 11/23/2013

" Loved this book! Great Brisbane setting and the character and all his teenage adventures are entertaining and in parts hilarious. "

Matt | 11/18/2013

" don't read this in public. you'll laugh out loud too often. people will look at you funny "

Sophiee.â€ . WaylandMellarkTallynCullen | 11/18/2013

" WOULD NOT BE READING THIS IF I HAD A CHOICE IN THE MATTER! "

Ashleigh | 11/4/2013

" I really enjoyed this book. It was light, funny, charming, cute. And Nick Earles had the ability to get inside a 16 year old's mind without being over the top =]. I might acutally consider reading another one of Nick's books. It was really good. "

Zachariah Zendejas | 10/31/2013

" A perfect book about first loves and moving on after those ties are forever destroyed. "

Meredith Walker | 10/1/2013

" Great portrait of uni share house life in Brisbane. Nick Earls has such an eye for the minor details which make his description so evocative. Fantastic title and narrative tie-in. True to life, funny and cute. "

Katharine | 7/8/2012

" Not as good as some of his other work, but still worth a read and it'll get a few laughs :) "

Meghan B. | 5/30/2012

" Great portrait of young uni students living creative lives in Australia. Moments of abject every-day hilarity. "

Erica | 12/11/2011

" Funny boy-coming-of-age story. "

Matthew | 12/11/2011

" Too lazy to write one, but I'll just say that Dan reminds me of Charlie from Perks lol "

Kaci | 5/21/2011

" Stupid ending to a stupid book. At least it was funny? "

Haley | 4/5/2011

" Super easy read. I loved the story and the messages that I got out of it. "

Sam | 3/22/2011

" I re-read this book for my book club and I remember it being more funny the first time I read it. It was still good but I think I've read funnier books since this. I will be interested to see what the rest of the book club thinks... "

Shane | 1/26/2011

" A very funny read. Well worth it. "

Ian Wynne | 12/13/2010

" Loved it, especially the setting and the characters. It just rang true! "

Julia | 8/5/2010

" It was good without being great, it didn't really grab me and dragged on a bit. wasn't one of my favorites, however it was funny at some points and it was good to read a book set in Australia.
"

Zachariah | 2/12/2010

" A perfect book about first loves and moving on after those ties are forever destroyed.
"

Ashleigh | 2/2/2010

" I really enjoyed this book. It was light, funny, charming, cute. And Nick Earles had the ability to get inside a 16 year old's mind without being over the top =]. I might acutally consider reading another one of Nick's books. It was really good.
"

Laurin | 3/9/2009

" do not read it.
horrible horrible horrible.

why is this person even an author?
"

Katiebug | 2/23/2009

" True life situation, with true life results -- amazing, loved the book, and would read it over again!
"

Mayday | 2/6/2009

" It is pretty good, however, unlike my source (that recommended this book 2 me) I would not label it under HUMOR genre. No, it doesn't make you laugh outloud. It has its funny parts, but I find a lot of seriousness in the novel.
"

Matt | 1/29/2009

" don't read this in public. you'll laugh out loud too often. people will look at you funny
"

Haley | 9/16/2008

" Super easy read. I loved the story and the messages that I got out of it.
"

Psychedelic | 7/1/2008

" As my review for 'Looking For Alibrandi' informs, i am not a big fan of 'teenage' novels or books orientated around bad love stories. Great book for those who enjoy that type of genre though, no doubt.
"

Kerry | 6/28/2008

" This book sucked - my god I wanted to stab my own eyes out after page 50!
"

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